So many young people today are glued to their electronic devices and they are missing out on some of the real adventures life has to offer. No one recognizes this more than the family pet, the one that ends up forgotten while their young owners...

Let's meet Noah in the storybook Noah's New Puppy by Richard Rice with a contribution by Geri Henderson. Noah loved his father very much and they played games together. One day his father left Noah and his mother and, as the days passed, Noah felt...

When the Squirrel Sings is a wonderful children’s storybook full of colorful pictures of insects. This is a rhyming tale of a neighborhood squirrel that attracts the attention of insects when he starts to sing. With her rhyming verse, author Shana Hollowell has created a...

The Box: The Adventures of Katie and Karl Wallaroo is a children’s picture book that encourages kids to be imaginative. It is written by Rhonda and Rodney Brooks and stars two little kangaroos, a brother and a sister, who imagine things that come alive. After...

Dogs are bred to have extra-sensitive noses that can protect us at airports. Strange-looking cats have adapted with big ears and dull claws to live in the desert. Zoos have ways to entertain tigers and help them develop their wild side while they live in...

When Dinosaurs Go to Bed, written by Josh Bluman and illustrated by Tetiana Kopytova, is a short bedtime story for children that details the bedtime habits of dinosaurs. The book begins with a young child asleep in his bed, surrounded by a room full of...

Everyone knows the history of Jesus’ birth as related in the Bible. It has also been retold by mankind ever since. And while many of those retellings have focused on Jesus or the shepherds, how many have tried to tell the story behind the innkeeper’s...

Pete the Pig Gets Picked On by Lindsey Luckey is a children's book that extols the virtues of being different through the story's main character, Pete the Pig. Unlike all of the other pigs on Farmer John's farm, Pete has an extremely heightened sense of...

How many of us root for the underdog? We want that person or team or, in this case literally the dog, that doesn’t seem to have a chance to be the one that succeeds or wins or finds a home. Hogan’s Hope by Connie Bombaci...

How do animals adapt to their habitat and seasonal changes? After reading this book, you’ll be an expert on how animals survive in cold weather or hot weather. Every school library should have Animal Adaptations: How We Live in Our Habitat on the shelf. This...